The States Project’s electoral work focuses on building state legislative majorities — identifying and supporting candidates in the tightest races, incentivizing them to use evidenced-backed tactics to help create impactful campaigns, and building a grassroots community committed to electing these candidates. Read more.

Early dollars go further. They can power our in-state partners. Read more.

Political giving can seem a bit mysterious, so here’s some information about what we’ve seen different amounts of money do for a candidate, a campaign, and a governing majority. Read more.

Over the past 40 years, the radical rightwing has invested millions of dollars to build—and hold—state governing majorities, and we see the terrible impact of that investment every day. Read more.